stud
- noun
- /stʌd/
- Specialized
- The craftsmen added shiny studs to the leather shield for decoration.
These have like the cute little gold studs and they're all Levi shorts.
- These have like the cute little gold studs and they're all Levi shorts.
- And you see right now I have on a pair of studs and a little small hoop.
- Yeah, that black bag with the studs and the like and then the boots with the.
- I custom put studs around a bag and onto, like, my arms.
- Well, not really glitter, it's more like little rhinestone studs.
- This bright fuchsia pink, the red kind of like clashing stripe going down and all the gold studs and this gold tiger, which is actually broken.
- But luckily we didn't cut the, the, the, the the little studs off that because we oh, wait, wait, no, no, no, sorry, sorry, sorry.
Examples
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Her jacket was adorned with silver studs that caught the light beautifully.
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Antique ones, jeweled ones, sets with dress studs to match?
Fiction book (1995) -
Olive skin, black hair, a small stud in her nose, and a beautiful body.
Blog text (19) -
But I believe you have lost two studs and I bring them to you.
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It's just got some gold studs on the bottom and pocket at the side.
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Put those things in the car, and I'll get your tie and studs ready for you.
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The only accent to break up all this basic black is a pair of round diamond stud earrings with stones.
Fiction book (1994) -
I wore a Michael Kors dress and shoes with La Perla lingerie underneath and diamond stud earrings.
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Small silver studs in her ears, a single-strand pearl necklace, a fine-linked silver bracelet.
Fiction book (1994) -
A black satin dress with diamond studs and a pointed, stand-up collar ala Mary Stuart would look perfect on you...
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A small round metal piece used to decorate things like belts or shields
Compounds
- Jargon
A poker game where players get some cards face down and some face up, with betting after each card
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stud (ornament) comes from an old sense of the word meaning 'small peg' or 'nail' used for decoration. A stud is therefore a little raised knob or metal piece fixed to belts, shields, or clothing as decoration.